May 5th will mark three years for the Speaking of Audiobooks column. What started as a mere opportunity to give my opinion that audiobooks are All About the Narrator, rapidly grew to a twice-monthly feature here at All About Romance. We discovered there was a lot of enthusiasm for romance audio and that listeners were…
There’s a definite methodology to finding an audiobook that fits your tastes. If you don’t subscribe to that theory, you may liken the entire hunt for a successful audio experience to finding a needle in a haystack. Others may highly recommend an audiobook and after you run to buy it, you might realize it’s not…
It’s time for Round Two of the Surprise by the Quarter track in our 2012 Listening Challenge! Continue with this round of your 2012 Challenge or, if you want, jump in for just this quarter. Round Two covers April – June. The Four Categories: Choice #1 – The Funnies – Listen to a romance that…
When I discovered that Tantor was set to release Jennifer Ashley’s The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie on March 26th, I enthusiastically shared the news far and wide. Published in 2009, it’s a favorite among romance readers winning Best Romance of 2009 in AAR’s Annual Reader Poll and ranking #10 in AAR’s 2010 Top 100…
Fortunately I encounter few audiobooks that I out and out dislike. Recommendations from trusted audio friends, taking the time to research the narrator, and reading reviews of the print version usually provide me with at least an average audiobook experience. But when an audiobook does go wrong, it’s usually due to the narrator’s misinterpretation of…
Searching for March’s new releases, I was surprised not only by the impressive list of over 50 upcoming romance audiobooks (many more will be released digitally with no pre-release notice) but also the books that I see just around the corner. I was thrilled to see that Tantor is releasing Jennifer Ashley’s The Madness of…
The world’s a changing as we all know and one of the most noticeable areas is publishing and the challenge of digital versus paper. Or in the audiobook industry – digital versus hard copy CDs. Personally, my love of audiobooks and reliance on them as a form of entertainment drastically changed seven years ago when…
Today it’s all reviews here at Speaking of Audiobooks. Nine audiobooks are up for review including The Next Always by Nora Roberts, Lord of Ice by Gaelen Foley, Future Perfect by Suzanne Brockmann, When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James, Lie with Me by Stephanie Tyler, Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis, Captured by the…
Although today’s column features our usual list of upcoming romance releases and a number of audiobook reviews as well, we’re starting out with a close look at Jeaniene Frost’s Halfway to the Grave, an urban fantasy romance with a kick. What’s the kick? Bones the hero. Read on! Bones and Cat and Tavia Gilbert …
Reading Challenges abound, but Listening Challenges? Devoted to romance? We think we have something rather unique for you here at Speaking of Audiobooks when it comes to challenging yourself to listen to more romance audio while discovering a more diverse selection and higher quality as well. 2011 marked our first Listening Challenge and the final…
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